JESUS IS RISEN

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Across
  1. 2. A white flower often found in the Garden of Gethsemane that symbolizes purity and the new life of Christ.
  2. 5. The ________ Mystery refers to the life, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus.
  3. 6. Term for those newly received into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.
  4. 7. Clue
  5. 8. The liturgy held during Holy Week where the Bishop blesses the oils used for the Easter sacraments.
  6. 9. The most important night of the Church year, celebrated on Holy Saturday, featuring the Service of Light.
  7. 11. Fifty days after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.
  8. 13. Literally meaning "a buying back," this refers to Christ’s deliverance of humanity from sin through His sacrifice.
Down
  1. 1. The word of joy that is "buried" during Lent and joyfully proclaimed again at Easter.
  2. 3. The event occurring 40 days after the Resurrection when Jesus returned to His Father in Heaven.
  3. 4. Symbolized by the butterfly, this describes the change of a Christian born again through the Resurrection.
  4. 10. The core event of Easter, where Jesus rose from the dead in a glorified body.
  5. 12. The three-day period from Holy Thursday evening to Easter Sunday evening that marks the summit of the Church year.